After flying high against Piedmont Community Charter last Friday, Highland Tech came back down to earth. The Highland Tech Rams fell just short of the East Gaston Warriors by a score of 8-7 on Tuesday. If the Rams were looking for revenge after losing 3-0 to the Warriors when the teams met back in March of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Trey Costner and Cooper Hartis did some serious damage despite the final result: Costner scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Hartis got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI and one double.
Highland Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for East Gaston, they pushed their record up to 2-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Highland Tech will host East Gaston at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for East Gaston, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against South Point at 7:00 p.m. East Gaston is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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